Bioblitz 2020

[Dave Beevers]

Birds--3 Blackbird 3 Blue tit ,2 Chaffinch, 1 Coal tit, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch,2 Great tit, 4 Greenfinch, 1 House Sparrow, 3 Magpie, 1 Robin, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 GS Woodpecker.Also over the garden 1 Swift, 1 Herring gull, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Buzzard, 7 LBB Gull, 2 Starling, 2 Carrion Crow

Butterflies---1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Meadow Brown

Bees---4 Red tailed, 1 White tailed, 6 Buff tailed

Moth--1 Magpie moth

Mammal---2 Grey Squirrel

Plants---50+ Creeping Buttercup, 50+ Clover, 150+Daisy, c30 Dandelion, 29 Foxglove, 1 Garlic Mustard, 3 Groundsel, 4 Herb Robert, c50 Ladies Mantle, c20 Fox and Cubs, c10 Wild Strawberry

Insects---1 Green Shieldbug, 1 Common Earwig

I have some plants and insects yet to identify and will advise later.

[Dave Beevers]

Additions to above list. 1 Garden Snail, 2 Common Wasp, 1 Footballer Hoverfly(h.trivittatus), 3 Common Worm, 8 Red Spider Mite, 1 Greenfly, 1 Hairy Shieldbug.
Flowers/Plants--9 Ribwort Plantain,15 Purple Loosestrife, 8 Welsh Poppy, 1 Woody Nightshade, 6 Stinging Nettle,3 Bramble, 3 Ivy, 1 Common Cleaver, 15 Cornflower, c30 Ox-eye Daisy, 5 Yellow Flag Iris,3 Common Thistle, 5 Red Campipon.

I am struggling to ID a few flowers and flies.I will advise later if i am successful.

[paul b]

Only 1 greenfly and 8 mites Dave? they must be rarities in Euxton!

Seriously, though, this website may help with fly ID

https://www.dipterists.org.uk/